Clip for holding mats.



G. G. ATKms Patented 0v. 2|, I899.

CLIP FOB HOLDING MATS.

S (Application filed my 21, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GLENNIE ATKINS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CLIP FOR HOLDING MATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 637,222, dated November21, 1899.

' Application filed May 21, 1898. Serial No. 681,399. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE GLENNIE AT KINS, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of 22 Blackheath road,Greenwich, London, in the county of Kent, England, have invented acertain new and useful Improved Clip for Holding Mats and the Like, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to improvements in means for holding mats,carpets, rugs, and the like securely in position and at the same timeallowing them to be easily removed when so required.

It is well known that considerable inconvenience arises from the matscontinually getting displaced from their proper positions in wiping thefeet thereon or in walking across or kicking against the edge or surfaceof the mat. In order to overcome this inconven ience, I provide one ormore bracket clips made of brass, iron, spring-steel, or any convenientmetal and fix the samein such a manner that the bottom end of each saidbracket bears upon the upper surface of the mat or the like sufficientlyso as to hold it tightly down to the floor.

This invention may also be applied in the same manner and for the samepurpose as hereinbefore described for seatin gs, cushions, and othersimilar articles.

In order that this invention may be readily understood, I will describethe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures1, 2, and 3 show various modifications of clips, which are provided withsprings to secure the pressure and elasticity for the purpose required,Fig. 4 being a front elevation of Fig. 3.

In the drawings the same letters refer to the same parts in the severalillustrations, A being the mat, rug, or similar article to be kept inplace; B, the floor; C, the wall or other adjacent vertical fixing; D,the bracket part of the clip for screwing or fixing to the same; E, thearch or bridge shaped end bearing upon the mat; H HH, springs forcontrolling the action of the clips, as hereinbefore described;

J the pin or pivot working in brackets upon which the clip turns whenactuated springs.

It will be obvious that many variations of my improvement may beemployed without departing from the spirit of the invention. I do notconfine myself to the specific details set out so long as the principleis maintained.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown the device modified slightly. The part ofthe clip which bears upon or holds the mat is at substantially a rightangle to the main part of the flat member.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A clip for retaining mats comprising a vertical bracket, a pivotedmember carried by the bracket and having a resilient, laterallybentlower end, a spring secured upon the bracket and having its free endlocated intermediate of the bracket and pivoted member and in contactwith the upper end of said member. n

2. A clip for retaining. mats comprising an apertured vertical bracket,a pivoted member carried thereby having a resilient, laterally-bentlower end and its upper end extended above its pivot, and a springsecured at its lower end to the rear face of the bracket and having itsupper end passed through the aperture in the bracket and into contactwith the upper end of the pivoted member.

3. The combination with a bracket consisting of an apertured verticalbody portion and end portions disposed one at right angles and oneparallel to the body portion, respectively, parallel ears extending fromthe bracket, a pivoted member carried between the ears and having acompound-curved lower end, and a spring secured at its lower end to therear face of the bracket and having its upper free end passed throughthe aperture therein and into contact with the upper extremity of the bysaid pivoted member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE GLENNIE ATKINS.

Witnesses: I

GEORGE ALLEN, JOHN DRIVER.

